Ledbury MCC Evening Grasstrack, June 13 2015

The Dorset 18-year-old sailed through to the final thanks to two wins and a second, where he had to give best to James Wright in leg two. Leg three saw Shanes gain the upper hand, as experienced speedway star Wright tumbled out of the event at the tricky turn three.

The pair were engaged in a thrilling and fair fight for the lead when Wright was the fourth rider to be claimed by the third turn's slight adverse camber. The injured Wright was unable to take to the start line in the final, leaving Tom Perry as the main challenger to try and overturn to defeats to Shanes in two previous outings.

However a bad start by his standards meant he had to settle for third behind Rob Finlow as Shanes cleared off at the front, picking lines at will. Perry's three wins in four legs were not enough for the overall win on points in the 350cc class - a no-show in the final leg meant Luke Harris took the win. Cinderford's Barry Powell suffered a broken arm in a turn three fall in leg three, having been the main challenge to Perry in the first two legs.

Lydney rider Callum Walker didn't ride in the 500cc class but such was his dominance in the 250cc class that he would not have looked out of place amongst the 500s on the smaller bike. Only a mental lapse when he miscounted his laps and slowed on the penultimate lap of leg two meant he did not make a clean sweep to the final, where he headed Chris Johnson in a rerun.

The pairing of brothers James and David Goudge were undefeated through their three qualifying legs in the 1000cc sidecars, and won the final in fine style. Barrie Bennett and Eifion Hughes kept Dan Berwick and Mark Hopkins at bay in three of the four legs, before giving best in an enthralling battle during the fourth leg.

The next Ledbury MCC meeting is The Ledbury Flyer on August, 18 at the club's new venue Sparrington Farm, Pencombe, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4SL.